GLOBAL MARKETS

Asian stocks stalled on Tuesday as Wall Street shares lost steam, while the dollar sagged on the back of declining U.S. yields. Investors were focused on U.S. inflation data due later in the day (1230 GMT) for clues on the pace of Federal Reserve interest rate rises this year.

ERDOGAN

President Tayyip Erdogan will attend an award ceremony in Ankara and make a speech (1200 GMT).

FOREGN MINISTER

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu starts his three day visit to Russia. He is expected to hold talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday (March 14).

AFRIN CONFLICT

Turkish forces have reached the outskirts of the town of Afrin after a weeks-long campaign against a Kurdish militia in northwest Syria and will soon clear the town centre, Turkish government spokesman said late on Monday.